Review of listing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as a Terrorist Organisation under the Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004

Section 102.A of the Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 provides that the Committee may review a regulation which lists an organisation as a terrorist organisation and report its comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament before the end of the applicable disallowance period for that House. The disallowance period is 15 sittings days.

The Committee is due to report to the House of Representatives before 21 June 2004 and to the Senate before 10 August 2004.

The following information on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was provided to the Committee by the Attorney-General, the Hon Philip Ruddock, MP. It is this material upon which the Committee will base its review of the listing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Information on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (PDF 1705KB)

Tabled Report

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